That's about the team will beIMO

IMO Dermott will be traded, but yeah.

Why should the Leafs trade a regular NHL Dman or a cheap contract? Leafs are having enough trouble getting NHL Dmen, so have never seen the logic in trading Dermot

They only trade him if they get a legit upgrade tp their RHD

I think Malgin will beat out Korshkov in training camp, but otherwise I think that this is how it goes.

I posted one very simliar to this yesterday showing 3 more players for depth purposes. Rosen on the D and Robertson and Malgin on the wings. I left out Brooks but he is another that is close to making the team. Anyway there is lots to choose from for those last couple of spots.

I think Dermott is going to get 3 years at 2+ per. He is going to be a good player for years to come. I think the leafs need to offer that or risk losing him via offer sheet from another team or they will need to trade his rights.

I think Mikheyev will sign another 1 year show me deal at 1.2-1.3m. His injury prevented him from showing what he actually can do. Unless he takes off when they come back to finish the season.

He's not top 4 quality right now

well yeah.

I don't unstood this "top four" nonsense. And really I don't think hockey fans do either. Last two years, Dermot has been a plus player playing with a Russian rookie and then Ceci as his partner. 17 minuets a games. So he's not like he has been sheltered. Fact is teams need 7 or even 8 NHL competent Dmen, not four as so many believe.

he's getting shelled in shot attempts